L|chtekooi

Exh|bition

Impossible Enough to Be an Art Space

With 0gms cabinet (BG), Catbox Contemporary (US), CLEA RSKY (MX/US), Clutch Gallery (US), Flasher! (BE), Frieren Room (DE), Kakabinet (BE), SINK Vienna (AT) and Zum Goldenen Schnautz (BE).

04.05.2024 – 22.06.2024


No artist or curator starts at the MOMA. Most cultural activities first sprout in garages, flats, display cases, or other available residual spaces... This phenomenon occurs all over the world and the initiators of these exhibition spaces possess a boundless imagination and explore the limits of what is possible. Be it in a freezer compartment or on a cat scratching post, no space proves too “impossible” to be declared an art space!

This exhibition aims to highlight “exhibition spaces” that often operate in the shadows but are nevertheless an indispensable part of the art world. Lichtekooi aims to highlight and celebrate these artists’ initiatives and, above all, their generosity toward their fellow artists.


For this group exhibition, Lichtekooi is showing 9 "impossible" exhibition spaces that in turn present their own group or solo exhibition.

The participating artists are: Pablo Arellano, Amelie Bachfischer, Jolijn Baeckelandt, Diego Berruecos, Guillaume Bijl, Bildstein I Glatz, Christoph Blawert, Evelin Brosi & Elvis Bonier, Daniel Castrejón, Senne Claes, Jack Davey, Wim Delvoye, Ricardo de Oliveira, Emeline Descreaux, Veronika Desova, Ian De Weerdt, Valentina Diaz, Scott Clifford Evans, Daniel Ferstl, Peter Fritzenwallner, Gelitin, Aaron Harris, Flora Hauser, Kati Heck, Clara Lissens, Sophia Mairer, Piero Manzoni, Cildo Meireles, Ohad Meromi, Rufus Michielsen, Katharina Höglinger, Yemo Park, Paul Riedmüller, Heather Rowe, Hans Schabus, Mima Schwahn, Elisa Schmid, Clara Spilliaert, Jelle Spruyt, Vincent Stroep, Koen Theys, Ina Valentinova , Sietske Van Aerde, Eva van Bemmelen, Patrick Van Caeckenbergh, Jasmien Van Hoecke, Floris Van Look, Various Artists, Hans Wuyts and Davide Zulli.

Curated by Nadia Bijl, Pepa De Maesschalck and Tom Volkaert.


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Read the EN visitors guide here

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Exh|bition views:

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Opening

Saturday 04.05.2024

Lichtekooi hosted a book presentation of the new novel “Polaris” (2024) by Christoph Blawert and a performance by Flasher! artspace (by Benny Van den Meulengracht-Vrancx) during the opening of Impossible Enough to Be an Art Space. 

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Events and actions during Antwerp Art Weekend 2024

Thursday 16.05.2024:

-Benny Van den Meulengracht-Vrancx flashed Flasher

Saturday 18.05.2024:

-Clutch Gallery hosted Avant-garde make-up session, an action by Sietske Van Aerde
-Opening of the solo show WG by Mima Schwahn in Zum Goldenen Schnautz and opening of Untitled (Shard) by Heather Rowe in CLEA RSKY

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Events and performances during BORGER nocturnes

Friday 07.06.2024

-Benny Van den Meulengracht-Vrancx flashed Flasher!
-Opening Floris Van Look, “Bloemekeeke”, in Zum Goldenen Schnautz
-Opening Senne Claes in Clutch Gallery
-Finissage Pablo Arellano in CLEA RSKY

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Artist talk with Meg Duguid, founder of Clutch Gallery

Friday 14.06.2024

Thor Salden went into conversation with Meg Duguid about Clutch Gallery as part of the group exhibition Impossible Enough to Be an Art Space.

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Impossible Art Space World Map

As part of the exhibition Impossible Enough to Be an Art Space, Lichtekooi is trying to map as many “impossible art spaces” as possible.

Do you know any "impossible art spaces"? Help us map them!
By sending us an email: contact@lichtekooi.be.
By sending us an Instagram message.
Or by filling in the form in Lichtekooi Artspace.

Check out the Impossible Art Space World Map!

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Contributors & thanks to


Exhibition curated by: Nadia Bijl, Pepa De Maesschalck, Tom Volkaert
Production team: Kris Cuylits, Bram Denkens, Jolke Van Aerde
Graphic design: Tom Volkaert, Jonathan Castro
Exhibtion texts: Thor Salden
Final editing and translations: Mats Antonissen, Trevor Perri
Catering: Tom Van Camp
Documentation: Thor Salden, Ria Pacquée, Jolke Van Aerde

With thanks to all participating artists and venues, Dorian Baetens, Benjamin Verhoeven, Juliet Jespers, Stephanie De Smet (zwartopwit), Ian De Weerdt, Maart Enghien, Clara Lissens, Emeline Descreaux, Sietske Van Aerde e.a.

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